Apple, Google PlayGeorgia native Jimmy Carter made history Tuesday. He became the first U.S. president to turn 100-years-old.Sign up for our NewslettersCarter's hometown of Plains held a series of celebrations for him on Tuesday.

One hundred years ago today, Jimmy Carter was born on a small peanut farm in Plains. Georgia. His humanitarian work and expectation-defying rise changed the world.

Longtime friends, family and fans of Jimmy Carter milled around his hometown of Plains to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the Depression-era farmer’s son to the White House and across

“The Carters have a lot of milestones,” said Jill Stuckey, a Plains resident and superintendent of the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. “They were the longest-married presidential couple at 77 1/2 years, and now he is the longest-living U.S. president.”

Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter, a Plains native, turned 100 years old Tuesday. Carter, the 39th president of the United States, is the oldest living president and longest-lived president in U.S. history. Two days prior to his birthday, current President Joe Biden wished the Georgia native well.

Plains, Georgia is waiting to celebrate Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday on Tuesday when its hometown hero becomes the only ever US president to reach the centennial mark.

Plains is a politically divided town in the battleground state of Georgia. But the ethos of a peacemaker president is tangible on front porches here.